Le Mans 24 Hours 1954 - Race Results

Event: Les 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 13.6.1954
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.492 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Le Mans 24 Hours
F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship (round 4)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.
1^st	4	Gonzalez / Trintignant	Ferrari 375 Plus Pinin Farina Spyder	Scuderia Ferrari	302	4061.1499 kms	169.2150	1^st	S5.0
2^nd	14	Rolt / Hamilton	Jaguar D-type	Jaguar Cars Ltd.	301	4057.0601 kms	169.0440	2^nd	S5.0
3^rd	2	Spear / Johnston	Cunningham C-4R Chrysler	Briggs Cunningham	283	3809.9319 kms	158.7470	1^st	S8.0
4^th	16	Laurent / Swaters	Jaguar C-type	Ecurie Francorchamps	277	3725.1201 kms	155.2130	3^rd	S5.0
5^th	1	Cunningham / Bennett	Cunningham C-4R Chrysler	Briggs Cunningham	274	3683.7000 kms	153.4910	2^nd	S8.0
6^th	30	Guelfi / Pollet	Gordini T15S	Equipe Gordini	263	3544.6101 kms	147.6910	1^st	S3.0
7^th	35	Wilson / Mayers	Bristol 450	Bristol Aeroplane Co.	260	3505.5701 kms	146.0650	1^st	S2.0
8^th	33	Wisdom / Fairman	Bristol 450	Bristol Aeroplane Co.	257	3465.1299 kms	144.3800	2^nd	S2.0
9^th	34	Keen / Line	Bristol 450	Bristol Aeroplane Co.	255	3437.1599 kms	143.2150	3^rd	S2.0
10^th	57	Bonnet / Bayol	DB HBR Sport Barquette Panhard	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	240	3232.5200 kms	136.6770	1^st	S750
11^th	36	Gatsonides / Becquart	Frazer Nash Le Mans Coupe	Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd.	228	3072.2900 kms	128.0120	4^th	S2.0
12^th	39	Claes / Stasse	Porsche 550 Spyder	Porsche KG	228	3064.1299 kms	127.6700	1^st	S1.5
13^th	55	Hémard / Flahault	Monopole Panhard X84	Ets. Monopole	222	2988.3201 kms	124.5130	2^nd	S750
14^th	47	Arkus Duntov / Olivier	Porsche 550 Spyder	Porsche KG	216	2902.2600 kms	120.9270	1^st	S1.1
15^th	62	Wadsworth / Brown	Triumph TR2	Edgar B. Wadsworth	214	2885.8999 kms	120.2450	5^th	S2.0
16^th	56	Gignoux / Cornet	DB HBR Barquette mono centrale Renault	Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet	213	2867.2900 kms	119.7400	3^rd	S750
17^th	59	Cotton / Beaulieux	Panhard X88	Automobiles Panhard et Levassor	195	2628.3101 kms	109.5120	4^th	S750
18^th	54	Breuil / Py	B.G. Le Mans Renault	P. Garzynski	194	2613.0601 kms	108.8770	5^th	S750

Disqualified:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Km/h	Reason	Gr.
11	Blanc / Nersessian	Talbot Lago T26GS	Georges Grignard	206			Last lap too slow	S5.0

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason	Gr.
43	Macklin / Leygonie / Simpson	Osca MT4 1500	Automobili Osca	254	DQ: outside help	S1.5
42	Péron / Giardini	Osca MT4 1500	Automobili Osca	243	Accident	S1.5
8	Parnell / Salvadori	Aston Martin DB3S s/c	David Brown	222	Head gasket	S5.0
63	Farnaud / Macchieraldo	Osca MT4 1100	Lucien Farnaud	199	Rear axle	S1.1
49	Giraud-Cabantous / Vernet	VP 166R Renault	Automobiles VP	191	Accident	S750
5	Manzon / Rosier	Ferrari 375 Plus	Scuderia Ferrari	177	Gearbox	S5.0
58	Chancel / Chancel	Panhard X88	Automobiles Panhard et Levassor	157	Engine	S750
41	Herrmann / Polensky	Porsche 550 Spyder	Porsche KG	148	Engine	S1.5
20	"Bira" / Collins	Aston Martin DB3S Coupé	David Brown	137	Accident	S3.0
15	Whitehead / Wharton	Jaguar D-type	Jaguar Cars Ltd.	131	Gearbox	S5.0
27	Colas / da Silva Ramos	Aston Martin DB2/4	Jean-Paul Colas	122	Rear axle	S3.0
6	Walters / Fitch	Ferrari 375 MM	Briggs Cunningham	120	Transmission	S5.0
28	de Portago / Tomasi	Maserati A6GCS/53	Officine Alfieri Maserati	116	Oil pressure	S2.0
38	Nottorp / Andersson	Frazer Nash Le Mans	Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd.	102	DQ: illegal refuelling	S2.0
52	Azéma / de Burnay	DB HBR Barquette mono centrale Renault	Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet	102	Wheels	S750
22	Shelby / Frère	Aston Martin DB3S	David Brown	98	Front axle	S3.0
44	Mouche / Constantin	Constantin-Peugeot 203 Barquette	Alexis Constantin	96	Gearbox	S2.0
12	Moss / Walker	Jaguar D-type	Jaguar Cars Ltd.	92	Brakes	S5.0
3	Maglioli / Marzotto	Ferrari 375 Plus	Scuderia Ferrari	87	Rear axle	S5.0
46	Rippon / Black	Kieft - Climax 1100	Kieft Cars Ltd.	86	Rear axle	S1.1
65	Pilette / Thirion	Gordini T17S	Equipe Gordini	76	Ignition	S1.1
19	Behra / Simon	Gordini T24S	Equipe Gordini	73	Magnetto, valves	S3.0
50	Michel / Guillard	Renault R1063	Guy Michel et André Guillard	73	Engine	S750
21	Whitehead / Stewart	Aston Martin DB3S Coupé	David Brown	65	Accident	S3.0
9	Rosier / Meyrat	Talbot Lago T26GS	Ecurie Rosier	62	Accident	S5.0
31	"Rinen" / Moynet	Gordini T15S	Equipe Gordini	54	Ignition	S2.0
37	Peacock / Ruddock	Frazer Nash Targa Florio	Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd.	49	Accident	S2.0
10	Levegh / Fayen	Talbot Lago T26GS	Pierre Levegh	33	Accident	S5.0
48	Trouis / Hitchings	Kieft Sport MG	Kieft Cars Ltd.	27	Cooling system	S1.1
7	Thompson / Poore	Lagonda DP115	David Brown	26	Accident	S5.0
66	Hébert / Faucher	Renault 4CV	Jacques Faucher	20	Disqualified	S750
51	"Heldé" / Lucas	DB HBR Barquette mono centrale Renault	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	8	Gearbox	S750
53	Gacon / Damonte	Nardi 750 LM Crosley	Nardi et Co.	7	Water pump	S750
18	Baggio / Rubirosa	Ferrari 375 MM Berlinetta	Luigi Chinetti	5	Accident	S5.0
60	Pailler / "Franc"	Panhard X88	Automobiles Panhard et Levassor	5	Accident	S750
40	von Frankenberg / Glöckler	Porsche 550 Spyder	Porsche KG	4	Engine	S1.5
64	Storez / Vidilles	DB HBR MC Tank mono centrale Renault	Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet	4	Gearbox	S750
61	Dussous / Savoye	Panhard X84	Automobiles Panhard et Levassor	0	Accident	S750

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
23	Mann / Brackenbury	Aston Martin DB3S Mann	Nigel H. Mann		S3.0

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
1	Sydney Allard	Allard JR Cadillac	Sydney Allard		S8.0
3	Thompson / Poore / Griffith / Whitehead / Salvadori / Parnell / Collins	Lagonda DP115	David Brown		S5.0
7	Trintignant / Marzotto / Carini	Ferrari 250 Monza	Scuderia Ferrari		S3.0
16T	Laurent / Swaters	Jaguar C-type	Ecurie Francorchamps	Crashed on the way to Le Mans	S5.0
18	Ascari / Villoresi	Lancia D24	Scuderia Lancia		S5.0
19	Fangio / Taruffi	Lancia D24	Scuderia Lancia		S5.0
20	Manzon / Castellotti	Lancia D24	Scuderia Lancia		S5.0
21		Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	Daimler-Benz		S3.0
22		Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	Daimler-Benz		S3.0
23		Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	Daimler-Benz		S3.0
28	Macklin / "Bira"	Austin-Healey 100	Donald Healey Motor Co	Withdrawn	S3.0
29	Musso / Mières	Maserati 250S	Officine Alfieri Maserati		S3.0
29	Huntoon / Lunken	Austin-Healey 100	Donald Healey Motor Co	Withdrawn	S3.0
30	Mantovani / Venezian	Maserati 250S	Officine Alfieri Maserati		S3.0
30	Flockhart / Chiron	Austin-Healey 100	Donald Healey Motor Co		S3.0
41	Rubirosa / Linton	Osca MT4 1450	Automobili Osca		S1.5
66	Colas / da Silva Ramos	Austin-Healey 100	Jean-Paul Colas	Reserve entry	S3.0
73		Renault 4CV	Jean Herbert	Reserve entry	S750
74		Renault 4CV	Jacques Lecat	Reserve entry	S750
75		Renault 4CV	Louis Rosier	Reserve entry	S750
		Simca Aronde	J. Conte	Not accepted	S1.1
		Nardi 750 LM Crosley	Nardi et Co.	Not accepted	S750
		Kieft - Turner	Kieft Cars Ltd.	Not accepted	S750
	Simone / "Sparken"	Maserati A6GCS	Officine Alfieri Maserati		S2.0
		Jaguar C-type	John Manussis	Not accepted	S5.0
		Frazer Nash Le Mans Armstrong-Siddeley	Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd.	Not accepted	S5.0
		Kieft - Turner	Kieft Cars Ltd.	Not accepted	S500
		Ferrari	Louis Rosier	Not accepted
		Cunningham C-6R Offenhauser	Briggs Cunningham	Not accepted	S5.0